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How many electoral votes did Maine have through out the years 2000 2004 2008 and 2012?
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Has Louisiana gained or lost electoral votes in the last 25 years?
Louisiana had 10 electoral votes 1912-1988, 9 electoral votes 1992-2008, and 8 electoral votes 2012-2020. The 2024 electoral votes will be based on the results of the 2020 U.S. Census.
How many electoral votes did minnesota have 4 years ago when George Bush was a senator?
Mississippi has 6 electoral votes.
How many electoral votes did Barack Obama receive in South Dakota?
In 2008, Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes from South Dakota, losing the state's 3 electoral votes to John McCain whom received 203,054 votes to Obama's 170,924 votes.In 2012, the election has not yet taken place. Projections show that Barack Obama will again receive 0 electoral votes, losing the 3 electoral votes to Mitt Romney.
When is the only time a electoral college is used?
Every 4 years electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President and Vice President of the United States.
How is the electoral college different from the popular vote?
Every state is assigned a certain number of electoral votes, which is based on its population. For example, California has 55 while Wyoming has only 3. In most cases the candidate who receives the most votes from each state will receive all of that state's electoral votes (rather than the percentage won in that state). Maine and Nebraska have taken a slightly different approach in recent years. These states allocate two Electoral Votes to the popular vote winner, and then one each to the popular vote winner in each Congressional district (2 in Maine, 3 in Nebraska) in their state. This creates multiple popular vote contests in these states, which could lead to a split Electoral Vote. Note that since these rules were adapted, Maine has never split its Electoral Votes. However, in 2008, Nebraska did for the first time, as Barack Obama won the 2nd Congressional District (Omaha and its suburbs), gaining a Democratic Electoral Vote in Nebraska for the first time since 1964.
How many electoral votes does Florida have?
Florida had 3 electoral votes 1848-1860 & 1868; 4 electoral votes 1872-1900; 5 electoral votes 1904-1908; 56 electoral votes 1912-1928; 7 electoral votes 1932-1940; 8 electoral votes 1944-1948; 10 electoral votes 1952-1960; 14 electoral votes 1964-1968; 17 electoral votes 1972-1980; 21 electoral votes 1984-1988; 25 electoral votes 1992-2000; 27 electoral votes 2004-2008; and 29 electoral votes 2012-2016.
How many electoral votes in the state of Washington?
Washington DC gets 3 electoral votes.D.C. gets THREE electoral votes as if it were a state, but will never get more than the least populous state.Source: The Constitution of the United States, Amendment XXIII
How do you calculate the percentage of electoral votes?
Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The number of representative in the U.S. House of Representatives is fixed at 435. Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population in each state. The 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives is then reapportioned among the 50 states based on the population in each state. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is fixed at 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). The number of electoral votes for individual states may increase or decrease each 10 years based on the results of the updated census results.
Will the electoral college be the same in 2012?
In 2012 the number of electoral votes from each state may increase of decrease from the number in 2008. Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population in each state. The 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives is then reapportioned among the 50 states based on the population in each state. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is fixed at 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). The number of electoral votes for individual states may increase or decrease each 10-years based on the results of the updated census results. The 2008 electoral votes were based on the 2000 U.S. Census. The 2012 electoral votes will be based on the 2010 U.S. Census.
Normally how many electoral votes does a candidate receive to be elected President of the United States?
A candidate needs to receive a majority of the electoral votes to be elected President of the United States, which is 270 out of the total 538 electoral votes. The number of electoral votes a candidate receives is determined by the results of the popular vote in each state, and the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state typically receives all of that state's electoral votes.
What system do Americans use to elect a president?
Adult eligible voters vote in an election, held on the first Tuesday in November, every four years. The person who gets the most number of votes in a state (and the District of Columbia), get all electoral votes from that state. The person with the most number of electoral votes wins the election. In the case of a tie, the vice president casts the deciding vote for the winner. On at least two occasions, the person with the most electoral votes was Not the person who received the most people votes, but, the electoral votes decide the election of the president, not the popular vote.
Has Wisconsin gained or lost electoral votes in the last few years?
Wisconsin lost 1 electoral vote after the 2010 census, reducing them from 11 to 10.
